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KANSAS CITY NORTH — Within a stones throw from the city boundaries of Liberty, a new restaurant opened its doors Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Liberty/Kansas City North location of Red Door Woodfired Grill joins locations in Leawood and Overland Park, Kansas and in Kansas City in the Brookside ne…
Kellie Houx
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It's that time again. Every year we have the opportunity to make changes to our Medicare plans between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. We have the option of changing from original Medicare to an Advantage plan, or vice versa, or changing to a different Advantage plan. We also can change our Medicare Part D drug plan. The decisions aren't easy. After all, we have to live with them for the next year.
LIBERTY — Sara Bouse and her daughter Kamryn Bouse, 7, were all smiles Saturday, Sept. 7, as visitors to Kamryn’s aunt and uncle’s car show, Car Show for Kids 2019, brought toys to fill vehicles at the Liberty Lowe’s, 1920 N. Stewart Road. Some eventgoers handed her a dozen or so coloring bo…
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
LIBERTY — Superintendent of Liberty Public Schools Jeremy Tucker said developing a new strategic plan for Liberty schools has been different from what has been done in the past. The plan itself is not static or fixed.
Sean Roberts
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Kiera Knightley shows us her most earnest brooding yet in "Official Secrets," the true story of Katherine Gun, a British government translator turned whistleblower who leaks a top secret email from the U.S. to the U.K. urging the use of blackmail to obtain a United Nations Council resolution…
LIBERTY — Initially, the Divas of Liberty was going to be a one-night-only show, but when the Saturday, Sept. 14 show sold out, the foursome decided to add another night to their schedule at Corbin Theatre.
Kellie Houx
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Ever wondered what Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O’Connell do for fun? Apparently, the answer is: find campy horror films to star in together. Films like "Satanic Panic." However, this film plays like a bad high school drama project or amateur YouTube video. You may also have noticed it e…
LIBERTY — 1-2-3-4-5 Fit-Tastic Family Fun Day returns to Clay County from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20.
LIBERTY — Earlier this month, an agreement was signed between Liberty Parks Director BJ Staab and Kansas City Sports, LLC, an event management company, to guarantee at least 850 teams annually will use Fountain Bluff Sports Complex, 2200 Old Missouri Highway 210 in Liberty.
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Northland cross country teams celebrated victories this past weekend as the Liberty boys claimed a team title and Smithville’s Olivia Littleton and Liberty North’s Elizabeth Stinson earned individual wins.
SMITHVILLE — The Smithville girls golf team this fall will see a boost in competition come playoff time.
LIBERTY — There is plenty of newness on the Liberty North boys swimming squad this season. Half of the Eagles’ varsity team and five seniors were lost to graduation last season.
KEARNEY — Kaitlyn LaFrenz has put herself in a familiar setting — the Kearney High School tennis program.
LIBERTY — Those locked into the area tennis scene have become accustomed to the Liberty Blue Jays being in the state playoff mix.
LIBERTY — Averi Mickelson has only one year of prep golf under her belt, but it was a productive one.
LIBERTY — The 2006 William Jewell men’s soccer team is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, squads to grace a Jewell pitch.
PLATTE CITY — For the first time since the 2012 season, the Platte County Pirates own bragging rights over Kearney in the Highway 92 Showdown.
LIBERTY — To fulfill the promises made to Liberty voters who approved the April 2018 use tax by 70 percent, City Park, which is located at the intersection of Moss Avenue and Missouri Highway 291, will receive $2 million for major improvements. Work includes adding inclusive play structures.
SMITHVILLE — With help from Mid-America Regional Council, Smithville is hosting a household hazardous waste collection event beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Smithville High School, 645 S. Commercial Ave.
LIBERTY — Coming together to help dozens of homeowners across the Northland, hundreds of volunteers took to helping their neighbors complete home repairs as part of Rebuilding Together Kansas City’s Rebuilding Day Saturday, Sept. 14.
CLAY COUNTY — During the 18th Rebuilding Day Saturday, Sept. 14, organized by Rebuilding Together Kansas City, more than a dozen houses will be rehabilitated. A few residences will also be renovated during subsequent weekends by church groups.
LIBERTY — Earlier this month, an agreement was signed between Liberty Parks Director BJ Staab and Kansas City Sports, LLC, an event management company, to guarantee at least 850 teams annually will use Fountain Bluff Sports Complex, 2200 Old Missouri Highway 210 in Liberty.
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The fastest way to trend on Twitter, and not in a good way, is to say that the right to bear arms is a God-given right.
Each September, the Missouri General Assembly returns to the Capitol to review any legislation that was met with the governor’s veto pen in the summer.
It's a good thing that President Donald Trump has spent time with WrestleMania. He obviously used that experience to finally muscle his way into the main event, when he had been body-slammed aside by the real reality of the devastation from Hurricane Dorian. Yes, I know "muscle" is probably not the first word you'd use when you think of the Trumpster, but there will be no fat-shaming here. Let's leave that to him.
There’s a day, a week or a month for everything these days. Some designations, of course, are more important than others. A designation I hope all of you will heed is this September’s National Preparedness Month.
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